Posts for December 4, 2016

These are the posts that are accumulated in our newsletter which goes out every 4-6 days during the school year. The posts are organized by the major units in our Con Law (5^th ed.) student textbook.

I. Introduction to Law, the Constitution, and the Supreme Court [See TOPICS 1-10 in the 5^th edition of Constitutional Law] Here are some recent articles that are relevant to this unit:

Resources: Potential U.S. Supreme Court Nominees of President-Elect Donald Trump [Resources, 12/3/16]: “This list is definitive and I will choose only from it in picking future justices of the U.S. Supreme Court.”

http://www.tifis.org/trump.html

II. Defining the Political System: Federalism and Checks and Balances [See TOPICS 11-15 in the 5^th edition of Constitutional Law] Here are recent articles that are relevant to this unit:

States' Rights for the Left [NY Times, 12/4/16]: In the wake of the presidential election, as Democrats realized that Republicans will soon control all three branches of the federal government, progressives disinclined to secede from the Union rediscovered another exit strategy: states’ rights.

http://www.nytimes.com/2016/12/03/opinion/sunday/states-rights-for-the-left.html?_r=0

The American Presidency [TOPIC 15]

Trump's tax nightmare [Politico, 12/3/16]: President-elect Donald Trump’s unwillingness to give up his far-flung real estate empire by selling it off or giving it outright to his children may be driven by a factor he has yet to mention publicly: a potentially staggering tax bill triggered by such a transaction.

http://www.politico.com/story/2016/12/trump-tax-nightmare-232158

Donald Trump keeps confirming fears about his diplomatic skills [Wash Post, 12/3/16]: One of the chief concerns of President-elect Donald Trump's detractors during the presidential campaign was that the brash and notoriously loose-lipped real estate executive wouldn't be able to handle the delicate balancing act that is diplomacy. 

https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/the-fix/wp/2016/12/03/donald-trump-keeps-confirming-fears-about-his-diplomatic-skills/?utm_term=.844d2b0e6335

Secret Service faces massive bill for protecting Trump [Politico, 12/3/16]: Protecting Donald Trump and his family will involve unprecedented costs for taxpayers. But federal and New York City officials are dismissing speculation about sky-scraping expenses.

http://www.politico.com/story/2016/12/secret-service-faces-massive-bill-for-protecting-trump-232153

III. The Political System: Voting and Campaigns [See TOPICS 16-20 in the 5^th edition of Constitutional Law] Here are some recent articles that are relevant to this unit:

IV. Criminal Law and Procedure (4^th, 5^th, 6^th, and 8^th amendments) [See TOPICS 21-28 in the 5^th edition of Constitutional Law] Here are some recent articles that are relevant to this unit

V. 1^st Amendment (Speech, Religion, Press and Assembly) [See TOPICS 29-33 in the 5^th edition of Constitutional Law] Here are some recent articles that are relevant to this unit:

A teacher wore a Black Lives Matter pin to class. Now, he is banned from this Clovis school [Fresno Bee, 12/4/16]: David Roberts is a substitute teacher for Clovis Unified School District who says he is no longer allowed to work at Clovis West High because he wore a Black Lives Matter pin to class.

http://www.fresnobee.com/news/local/education/article118591388.html

VI. 14^th Amendment, Discrimination, Privacy, Working, Citizenship & Immigration [See TOPICS 34-41 in the 5^th edition of Constitutional Law] Here are some recent articles that are relevant to this unit: